wayside
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5.8
- noun
- /ˈweɪˌsaɪd/
:
margen del camino
- We stopped to pick wildflowers at the wayside on our walk.
- fall by the wayside
- wayside inn
- wayside taverns
Examples
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The children played games along the wayside while waiting for the bus.
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There were benches set up for travelers to rest on the wayside.
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If one of us falls by the wayside, the others must go on.
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Some fell by the wayside, others lost courage and turned back.
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And like it or not, a lot of the smaller stores went by the wayside.
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The notion of the working class as the subject of history went by the wayside.
Academic text (2001) -
So many people along the wayside decided the industry wasn't for them or was bad for their mental health.
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Often, the summative assessment falls by the wayside under the pressure to move on to the next unit or next activity.
Academic text (2010) -
How many young players have we seen fall by the wayside because they just wouldn't pick up their instruments outside class?
Academic text (2009) -
Actual guilt, innocence, or extenuating circumstances simply fell by the wayside, critics say.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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1.0
A flat edge or surface of a shape like a square
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1.0
The edge of a road where people stop and plants often grow
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2.7
The edge of a sidewalk next to the road
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3.6
A strip of grass at the edge of a road
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3.4
The area next to a trail or path
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3.2
The area at the side of a street where people walk or sell things
Antonyms
Idioms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wayside comes from the simple words way ('road' or 'path') and side ('edge'), so it means the 'edge of a road or path'. Think of a broken bicycle left at the side of the road or wildflowers growing beside a path, and that place is the wayside.